Why Falsifying a Proxy Vote May Not, In and Of Itself, Be a Criminal Offense, But If One Does So For the Purpose of Usurping a Board of Directors in Order to Misappropriate HOA Funds, Then It Would Make One an Accomplice to a Criminal Act!

Peachtree Village Homeowners May Be Due Some Huge Refunds From Goodwin & Co.!

Hopefully, by now, every Peachtree Village homeowner has heard about what happened at the Collin County Clerk of Court's office on April 15, 2025, when a certain Casey Meyers, registered a document, by sworn affidavit, as an "authorized representative" of "Peachtree Village Homeowner's Association, Inc.," purporting to be an exact copy of our HOA's original Declaration registered on July 3, 1984, including the "BYLAWS OF PEACHTREE VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION," even though it makes no sense to have done so! Why not instead, if it is true that this document is an exact copy of what was registered with the County Clerk in 1984, simply request a copy of that original document? Unless of course, the objective was NOT to produce what was actually registered almost 41 yeas ago, but something that had been ALTERED!

Indeed, after examining the document registered less than 2 weeks ago, there is strong evidence indicating it had been altered in several places, probably by laying over the top some other typed up sheets of paper, then photo-copied them to make it appear they were part of the original document, apparently, in an effort to make it falsely appear the document so recently submitted would favor, in one or more respects, the goals of Goodwin & Co. and their partners who were, with their help, illegitimately placed on our Board of Directors last June 6, 2024.

That said, there are other parts of this document which do appear to match our original Bylaws, and one of them, ARTICLE III, Section 3., is of particular interest, because of its implications for how much we have been paying Goodwin & Co. for our dues, an annual total of $480.00, which may now, as it turns out, be way more than what we should have been paying for a very long time!

According to the document registered, as described above, ARTICLE III, MEMBERSHIP, Section 3., states, "The rights of membership are subject to the payment of regular assessments [HOA dues] which shall not exceed $50.00 per Affected Lot within the Properties per annum unless such maximum shall be increased by a vote of sixty-seven percent (67%) or more of each class of Members...."

In other words, originally, the annual dues were $50.00 PER YEAR, NOT PER MONTH! So, for each of us that have been paying $480.00, every year ($40 per month), that’s an extra $430.00 more, every year (annum) than what this "CERTIFICATE FOR RECORDATION OF DEDICATORY INSTRUMENT" only just recently registered on April 15, 2025, states is $50.00 per year (annum)!

Note this same document also states that, ONLY IF 67% or more of our Members approve can an increase in the regular annual assessment per home ("Affected Lot") can be made. So now the only question is, “Did such a legitimate vote ever take place?”

Of course, many of us have heard tell that our dues used to be less. For example, there is one story that says our dues used to be $25 per month ($300.00 per year), but is that story really true, that is, did 67% or our members actually approve such a dramatic increase, from $4.17 per month ($50.00 per year)…or did one or more of the many past “Boards” of Directors orchestrate a FALSE vote in order to ILLEGITIMATELY IMPOSE an increase upon us?

Well, there is only one way to find out, and that is to inspect our HOA records to see if, indeed, such a vote (or votes, in case there were more than one approved increases from the original $50.00 to the present $480.00), legitimately took place.

This means, we need to examine our records and not just take Goodwin & Co.’s words as proof! But if what happened just this last Monday, April 21, 2025, when one of our members went to the Goodwin & Co.’s local office in Richardson to exercise his right to inspect ANY of our records, at ANY time during normal business hours, was RUDELY DENIED to see them, even after the supposed manager in charge at Goodwin & Co.’s office was shown a copy of this recent re-recordation of our By-Laws which specifically says, in ARTICLE XV, BOOKS AND RECORDS, Section 1: "The Declaration, Articles, these Bylaws, and other books, records and papers of the Corporation [Peachtree Village HOA] shall at all times during reasonable business hours be subject to inspection by any Member”!

In other words, for the fact that Goodwin & Co. is obstructing us from seeing any of OUR documents, when it is specifically stated by our By-Laws that ANY of us, at ANY time, during normal business hours, has the right to inspect them, tells us THEY HAVE A LOT TO HIDE, such as, the fact there may very well be no record whatsoever that a vote of 67% of our members ever once approved an increase of our annual dues!

To be clear, it’s not good enough if there were to exist a mere statement, in which, someone who claimed to be an authorized representative of Peachtree Village HOA further CLAIMED such a successful vote took place. NO! We need to examine the specific records to DEFINITIVELY PROVE our community approved any increase! This means, we need to see ALL the records--the sign in sheet of the Members who appeared in person for said vote(s), and all the proxies for every Member (who did not appear in person) brought to the same, official meeting(s), and the documents showing how many, of these, voted in favor of one or more allegedly-approved increases.

However, if in fact, and as we now strongly suspect, there are no such records to prove our dues were legitimately increased by any amount since the original assessment of $50.00 per year, then Goodwin & Co. owes each one of us who paid above that amount for every year these overpayments were made!

Just as Goodwin & Co. was informed about how they COULD resolve any and all questions about the legitimacy or illegitimacy of the election held last June 6, 2024 by merely allowing access to ALL the documents related to that “annual meeting,” showing who was actually present and "virtually present," by letting us see the unaltered sign-in sheet and letting us inspect the unaltered proxies brought to the same meeting which, so far, Goodwin & Co. REFUSES TO ALLOW, so also must we see and inspect all the documents pertaining to any alleged Peachtree Village HOA meeting in the past which would PROVE our community really did approve one or more increases to our annual dues by a margin of 67% or more. But if no such records actually exist, then we are well within our rights to DEMAND that Goodwin & Co. RUFUND US THE DIFFERENCES!

To this end, we have created a template for every member to write a letter to Goodwin & Co. in order to INFORM (not ask) them to do one of two things: 1) provide all the records to show increases to our dues were, legitimately, approved by our community members by the required 67% minimum of votes or 2) reimburse each one of us the difference between how much we have each paid for however many years we’ve owned a home in Peachtree Village minus what it should have been at the rate of $50.00 per year according to the document recently submitted by THEIR ATTORNEY, as the documents of record!

Simply copy and print out the template below, fill in the specific information for your home, how much you OVERPAID, and how much Goodwin & Co. OWES YOU!

Perhaps, we should also insist Goodwin & Co. pay each one of us a LATE FEE, as well as $25.00 for each letter we need to send them, based on how they have done exactly this to many of us in the past. That would only be fair!

TEMPLATE:

________________________(Date)

Goodwin & Co.

2425 N Central Expy, Suite 500

Richardson, TX 75080

Re: Reimbursement of Overpayments for HOA Dues

To Whom It May Concern at Goodwin & Co.

As a member (homeowner) of Peachtree Village Homeowners Association, I am deeply concerned about the implications of a document which was registered with the Collin County Clerk of Court's office on April 15, 2025, because the person who registered said document, by sworn affidavit, a certain Casey Meyers, as an "authorized representative" of "Peachtree Village Homeowner's Association, Inc.," purporting to be an exact copy of my HOA's original Declaration registered on July 3, 1984, including the "BYLAWS OF PEACHTREE VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION," I need you to provide me an exact, unaltered copy of the records, if there are any, documenting there occurred sometime in the years after July 13, 1984, one or more votes of sixty-seven percent (67%) or more of our HOA's members to approve an increase in the "regular assessments" (HOA dues) per Affected Lot (individual home).

According to the document registered, as described above, ARTICLE III, MEMBERSHIP, Section 3., states, "The rights of membership are subject to the payment of regular assessments which shall not exceed $50.00 per Affected Lot within the Properties per annum unless such maximum shall be increased by a vote of sixty-seven percent (67%) or more of each class of Members...." However, I have been paying an assessment of $480.00 per annum, $430.00 more, every year (annum) than what this "CERTIFICATE FOR RECORDATION OF DEDICATORY INSTRUMENT" only just recently registered on April 15, 2025, states is $50.00 per year (annum)! If it is actually true that a vote was taken sometime in the past, in which, 67% or more of our Members approved an increase in the regular annual assessment per home ("Affected Lot"), then I need to see and inspect the specific, related records, that is, the sign-in sheet of the Members who appeared in person for said vote, all the proxies for every Member (who did not appear in person) brought to the same official meeting, and the documents showing how many, allegedly, voted in favor of the increase. Please note--according to these same Bylaws, in ARTICLE XV, BOOKS AND RECORDS, Section 1., Goodwin & Co., the management company for Peachtree Village HOA for about 4 and 1/2 years now, who is holding ALL of our HOA records, is obligated to allow me, as a Member, to inspect ANY of our records, as Section 1 says, "The Declaration, Articles, these Bylaws, and other books, records and papers of the Corporation [Peachtree Village HOA] shall at all times during reasonable business hours be subject to inspection by any Member."

To be clear, it will not be satisfactory just to merely inspect a document that CLAIMS TO DESCRIBE what occurred during any given vote by the Members of Peachtree Village HOA, but I need to see the actual, specific records which show how many Members voted in favor of this or other alleged votes to increase our annual assessments from the original $50.00 to $480.00.

However, if in fact you do not have any such records proving that any votes to approve any increases occurred, by the required minimum 67%, then I must insist that Goodwin & Co. reimburse me for the overpayments I have made for the past ________ years, of an extra $430.00 per year (annum), which in my case, amounts to $_____________. In this event, you may reimburse me for the difference by _____________________________________ (the means by which you would like your reimbursement to be conveyed, such as, by check, bank transfer, etc.).

Thank you in advance for settling this manner in an expeditious manner.

________________________________ (your name, Peachtree Village home address and, if different, your mailing address)

The NEW Peachtree Village Interim Board Begins Addressing Another Long-Neglected Problem--The Old, Eye-Soar, Landline Phone Boxes!

Update, April 25, 2025, 12:30 PM: This morning, circa 10:00 AM, a technician from Frontier Communications' landline department, came to Peachtree Village to conduct an inspection of the 17, above-ground junction boxes which have, over the years, fallen into a lot of disrepair and become a major eyesore. We learned from the technician that, for the time being, Frontier Communications cannot remove all the boxes because of FCC regulations which, currently, require anyone who still wants to have a landline (copper wire) telephone connection, is still entitled to get or maintain one, especially for purposes of calling 911 for emergencies. However, it is the responsibility of Frontier Communications to keep all of the landline junction boxes in good repair, or if they are beyond repair, then to remove them.

Since Frontier had sent only one technician this morning, he expressed doubt about being able to repair all 17 of the above-ground boxes today. He further stated that he will communicate with his superior in order to create a work order for a crew of workers to come out and repair all of the boxes at a later date, so they are each properly covered and set up straight, or removed. To be clear, "repair, " in this case, only refers to replacing the external box covering and stands to an upright position, not ensuring any of the lines are functional.

We will continue monitoring the progress on the external repairs necessary for all 17 of the these old landline boxes dotting Peachtree Community.

For many years, if not decades, Peachtree Village has been blighted by no less than 17 old, above-ground, landline, telephone junction boxes, which have only deteriorated over time and, have become a danger to children and pets, due to the sharp edges of the wires, metal connectors and metal poles they're affixed to.

At the risk of sounding repetitious, "Why?" Why did the Old (illegitimately-elected) Board, for all their constant complaint about appearances, never once lifted a finger to have these useless and unsafe phone boxes either removed or externally repaired? Perhaps, because they were far more concerned about serving the interests of an abusive, for-profit, corporation--Goodwin & Co. (better known by the designation as an "HOA Mafia," which has, at least, since September 1, 2020, been abetting and aiding fake elections of the last 4 Boards of Directors in order to ensure they use our community to line their pockets!

But now that we have a NEW (Interim) HOA Board, which is committed to SERVING our community, instead of EXPLOITING US, problems like these old, phone junction boxes are FINALLY being addressed.

After making numerous phone calls to find out which utility company, today, owns these boxes, we were able to schedule a technician to come out on April 25, 2025, to survey the 17 boxes and, from there determine what it will take to either remove or restore them to their original appearance. We'll be sure to keep you informed about the progress toward taking care of yet another of our many REAL problems and, if need be, advise on how YOU can help!

Update, April 25, 2025, 2:30 PM: Though working alone, Frontier technician "Scott" was able to work on two of the junction boxes that were in really bad shape; one was so torn up, it needed to be removed entirely (incidentally, on the same street where a person who is still, illegitimately, claiming to be the "President" of Peachtree Village HOA since June 6, 2024, owns a home and perhaps has, 100s of times, walked or drove by what was left of a junction box at the top left).

But now, thanks to the efforts of our new Interim Board, which has only been legitimately elected to office since March 29, 2025, these boxes (or what was left of them) are either getting repaired or removed and will no longer be a smear on our neighborhood's appearance.

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How To Properly Dispose of Old Paint and Other Household Chemicals

Many of us here in Peachtree Village, as well as all over the City of Plano, have had a very difficult time figuring out what we're supposed to do with old paint and other chemicals that we no longer need or want. If you looked at what it says on our City of Plano-provided trash bins, you're told, not to put "ashes, paint, oil, chemicals or solvent," in the trash container. OK, so if not in the regular trash, then where? Well, can we place it with the bulk trash the City picks up every 4th Monday? Nope! As one of our, no doubt, well-intentioned neighbors found out not long ago, the City just leaves it on the ground!

And what did our Old (illegitimately elected) Board do to "solve" this dilemma? They would send you a nasty letter, threatening you with a "fine" for having committed a "violation," regardless of the fact you made every reasonable effort to figure out how to, responsibly, get rid of old paint and other chemical waste!

So, one of the many things our NEW Interim HOA Board has been addressing is this very issue and, while it's a bit of a hassle (until we can convince the City to make it a LOT easier), there are 2 ways to get the City to pick up your old paint and other chemical waste:

1) Call the City of Plano's special, residential chemical waste number--972-769-4150 to arrange a time, location and receive instructions for the City to make a pick up or

2) Go to the City of Plano's web link-- https://www.plano.gov/948/Household-Chemical-Collection, fill out the form provided and submit the request.

If you should encounter any problems, please contact us, your NEW Peachtree Village HOA Board at: info@peachtreevillageplano.com for HELP, because THAT is what WE are here for!

Formal Complaint of Professional Misconduct Has Been Submitted to the State Bar of Texas Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel Against the Attorney Hired by the Old, Fake Board With OUR HOA Funds!

April 23, 2025, 2:00 PM, CST: A formal complaint was submitted to the State Bar of Texas Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel against attorney Casey Meyers whom the persons falsely claiming to have been the Board of Directors for Peachtree Village since last June 6, 2024 retained with OUR HOA funds! While a separate complaint was filed with the Texas Attorney General's office for this misappropriation of a non-profit association's funds, perhaps in excess of $2,500 which, if true, makes the act a Misdemeanor State Jail Felony, the attorney they retained is also subject to the rules set down by the Texas State Bar, and in this case, several instances of misconduct have occurred so far.

First, there are grounds to substantiate Attorney Meyers has a conflict of interest, in that, according to written correspondence with Goodwin & Co., this attorney also represents the same, private, for-profit company! This is the same company which had, for several years now, at least one of their employees present at our HOA's "annual meetings" and participated directly in conducting the "elections" of the past 4 Boards of Directors, even though, in NONE of those gatherings was there ever established the requisite 60% of our community's homeowners present (either in person, or by "proxy"), a total of 58 (one per "Affected Lot" or home property), which means, no legitimate Board election could have taken place and, yet, each time, we were told, falsely, a Board had been elected anyway! With a DIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST in making sure our Board was made up of persons who would continue to keep contract with Goodwin & Co., this means, not only has Peachtree Village not had a legitimate Board (that is, until last March 29, 2025) for the preceding 4 years and, quite possibly, many years before that, but also, the fake Boards we have had were mere PUPPET Boards working NOT on behalf of the homeowners of Peachtree Village but for the benefit of Goodwin & Co.'s profits! For this reason, Attorney Meyers should have refused the retainer from this Fake Board, for having been, and perhaps still is, a legal representative of Goodwin & Co. But given the cozy relationship Attorney Meyers has with Goodwin & Co., as evidenced by the way in which the Goodwin & Co. manager at their offices in Richardson, Texas referred to Meyers and Meyers' firm partner, by FIRST NAME, strongly indicates Meyers' firm is merely serving as a "consigliere" for a profiteering company which is acting more like an HOA Mafia than an independent management company!

Second, because Goodwin & Co is, now, since this Monday, openly and UNEQUIVOCALLY refusing to comply with Peachtree Village HOA's original By-Laws which state in Article XV, Section 1, "The Declaration, Articles, these Bylaws, and other books, records and papers of the Corporation [the HOA] shall at ALL TIMES [emphasis added] during reasonable business hours be subject to inspection by ANY MEMBER [emphasis added], when a member of our HOA, last Monday, April 21, 2025, a reasonable business time, went to Goodwin & Co.'s office to audit/review our HOA's records of last year's "annual meeting" minutes, sign-in sheet and the proxies, but was flatly prevented by the office manager, stating as his excuse, "You have to get permission from Attorney Casey Meyers first," it is now clear Attorney Meyers is actively involved in covering up the evidence which would have DEFINITIVELY proven that, at least, last year's "annual meeting" should not even have been convened, because there was no where near the necessary quorum minimum to begin one, effectively proving the persons who are, even now, claiming to be the Peachtree Village HOA Board are NOT, and Attorney Meyers has become a DIRECT OBSTACLE to accessing this evidence! And it should be mentioned that, since this same, illegitimate "Board" has used our HOA Funds to pay Attorney Meyers' retainer, then this obstruction of access to our records is not only a violation of our HOA By-Laws, but also criminal OBSTRUCTION of JUSTICE!

Third, Attorney Meyers had, on April 15, 2025, registered a document with the Collin County Clerk of Court in the name of "Peachtree Village HOA," even though he was NOT legitimately authorized to submit documents on behalf of our HOA and, further, the document he submitted for official registration was plainly ALTERED! One of the inserted pages is obviously an interpolation, because it contains language any law student would recognize as contradictory (apparently, in an apparent attempt to make if falsely appear our original By-Laws permitted a lower percentage to establish a quorum than the 60% minimum, possibly to make it less likely any future attempt to falsify proxies in another "annual meeting" (maybe like the one the Fake Board is plotting to have on May 12, 2025) will be slightly easier to get away with if not as many homeowners' names would have to be forged and, thus, reducing the likelihood of getting caught later on when said proxies are validated, something they are currently resisting at all costs with regard to last year's "annual meeting." Therefore, Attorney Meyers, is either guilty of KNOWINGLY submitting a forged document to the County Clerk's office or, at a minimum, didn't even bother to read it in advance! Either way, whether by intention or by dereliction of duty, committed an act of misconduct.

To be clear, it is the desire of our NEW, LEGITIMATELY-elected, Interim HOA Board of Directors to focus ALL of our time, efforts and resources on working for the REAL needs of our community, in keeping with the clear (95 to 5%) mandate we received from Peachtree Village residents and non-resident owners in our Referendum, completed last March 29, 2025, and to do so in POSITIVE, NEIGHBORLY and INCLUSIVE ways. That said, we are equally committed to do whatever is within our legal rights to DEFEND our community from any more abuse, whether by any former person who had usurped a Board position illegitimately, by the profiteering "HOA Mafia" Goodwin & Co., or any attorney who is partnered with them.

The City of Plano, and the State of Texas, ENCOURAGES the Use of Rain Catching Barrels!

A number of residents in our community have been wondering about installing rain catching barrels, but hesitated to do so, because of a misconception that's been floating around for a long time--that, supposedly, the City government did not allow it! Well, it's NOT true! But the false rumor does have an explanation--Yes, the City of Plano, like many others, does prohibit the use of the WRONG KIND of rain catching container! If it's an "open air," container, essentially, a tub of some sort, that has no cover over it, then that sort of rain catching container is prohibited, BECAUSE THEY BECOME THE PERFECT PLACE FOR MOSQUITOS LOOKING TO DEPOSIT THEIR EGGS!

When mosquitos are looking to have a new family, they search out OPEN-AIR, STAGNANT bodies of water. There, they lay their eggs and, if the water is not moving, they'll hatch, grow and, upon maturity, fly out into the open air to, literally, suck our blood!

So, the last thing we want to do is place an OPEN container in our yards which is like a neon sign invitation--"Calling All Mosquitos, Make Your Next Nursery Right Here!"

Wrong Type!

Right Type!

So, after double-checking with our City of Plano Neighborhood Services Department, the one that enforces the MUNICIPAL ordinances and codes (which are NOT to be confused with the old HOA rules (which we just removed last April 10, 2025, EXCEPT for any matching the City of Plano's rules (which are, for the most part, REASONABLE and PRACTICAL) about home and property maintenance) which, we here at Peachtree Village, like every other neighborhood in Plano, are still obliged to comply with, and they said it's perfectly fine to install rain water collection barrels as long as they are ENCLOSED, to prevent mosquito breeding.

Now, why would anyone want to collect rain water? Well, here in North Texas, our summers are brutally hot, and rainfall usually slows and, sometimes, stops altogether for WEEKS, if not MONTHS! The City of Plano is ALREADY restricting the spraying of our precious supply of water (which is expensively processed for DRINKING) on lawns, and if we get another drought, the City may reduce (if not completely ban) lawn watering further. Therefore, it only makes sense to do all we can to be ready!

By installing the right kind of rain water collection barrel(s), our residents can collect enough to use for whatever purpose (though drinking is ill-advised) one chooses. If YOU CHOOSE, for example, to keep your non-native grass lawn and want to continue keeping it cut short (though this makes it difficult to prevent the clay dirt underneath from drying out and cracking) you could use your collected rain water to keep the grass alive.

But you could also use your collected rain water for other purposes like, to maintain a garden, for flowers or vegetables! If the rains stop this summer, you would have a back up supply.

Of course, our NEW Peachtree Village HOA is collaborating with the City of Plano to find out the best way to convert (what is, for the time being, our shared "Green Belt") to native plants, which don't require extra watering. We may only just need to stop mowing down all the native plants which are constantly trying to take back our terra zones and, over time, would fill our neighborhood with lush and beautiful plants that would preserve our soil and save us a LOT of money! Or we may decide, if our community is willing to spend a little extra money, to purchase native, flower seeds (like Blue Bonnets), plant them this coming autumn (which is the best time of year the plant experts we've consulted are recommending) and watch our neighborhood fill up with colorful native flowers next spring!

Your Interim HOA President

but far more importantly,

Your neighbor,

Rick Lannoye

POTHOLE

POSSE

ALERT!

To ALL Peachtree Village residents, please remember each and every one of you is vitally needed to join the Pothole Posse! All you have to do is take a few minutes to take a picture of the potholes in front of your home, or like the one shown to the left, which has been getting increasingly dangerous for motorists traveling on Spring Creek Parkway, on the east side of our community! Yes, usually, when the City of Plano has already been told about a pot hole, they make a note and add it to their very long list of potholes to be fixed all over our city. And we understand it's a daunting task, just trying to keep up. That said, we can help the City by reminding them periodically, especially about the very worst potholes which need special and more urgent attention. Let's not have the attitude, "Sure wish SOMEONE would hurry up and fix this pothole!" No! That "someone" is US! Therefore, please alert the City of Plano about potholes in the following ways:

1) Send an email to pw@plano.gov. Explain exactly where the pothole is and send a picture.

2) Go to https://www.plano.gov/1096/Fix-It-Plano, scroll down and select the "Streets and Traffic" menu, then scroll down and select "Pothole Report." Fill in the information boxes with the address of the pothole, a "travel direction," (explain how to find the pothole or crack), and a description of it, and upload a photo! Then tap on the "Submit" button.

3) And you can also mail a good, old-fashioned letter to Public Works Department, City of Plano, 4200 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093. Once more, describe as best you can where the pothole is, and when applicable, explain why it's urgent to fix this one ahead of others.

By the way, your Peachtree Village Interim Board of Directors wants you to know that, just because the Old Board is TRYING to do everything they can to keep us bogged down with their attempts at obstruction and empty threats, we want everyone to know that's NOT GOING TO STOP US FROM ADDRESSING THE REAL PROBLEMS our community faces! We're as committed as ever to serving our community in a POSITIVE, ENCOURAGING, NEIGHBORLY and INCLUSIVE WAY to address real concerns, like potholes!

The Old, Illegit Board Attempts to Impede Our Progress by Registering an Altered Version of the Our HOA's Original Rules!

On April 15, 2025, just 5 days after our Interim Board registered a number of very badly needed changes to the old, outdated and draconian rules which were first registered in 1984, when our homes in Peachtree Village were first built, the persons who are, still, falsely claiming to be our Board of Directors hired an attorney who, falsely representing our HOA, submitted what was entitled a "Recordation of Dedicatory Instrument" with the Collin County Clerk of Court's office. Trouble is, it differs in many ways from the original documents, in that, several insertions were photo copied and laid over other pages, to make it appear to be the same! It appears this submission was done with the specific intention of impeding the progress which our community has already been making in several areas, such as, the re-establishment of homeowner sovereignty (within the limits of the City of Plano's ordinances and codes for property maintenance), the elimination of negative, exaggerated claims of authority in order to intimidate homeowners into paying "fines" for highly subjective determinations of having committed "violations," and generally, to revive the racial, ethnic and class discrimination that so characterized the "Boards" of the past, and us from fostering a community of inclusiveness, respect and peaceable living!

While we, the Interim Board, are going to file whatever complaints are required to maintain our progress, the modified document which the Old Board's representative registered with the County Clerk is a very telling one! For example, the documents include a "Welcome Letter" on page 5, that specifically says, "Fox & Jacobs [the tract home, construction company that built Peachtree Village] organized and established a 30-year mandatory Peachtree Village HOA on June 21, 1984! If you'll do the math, this means our HOA's mandatory membership expired as of June 21, 2014! In other words, perhaps there is a silver lining to this, otherwise, fraudulent document, in that, for this and dozens of other assertions it contains, many of them contradictory of each other, it was more crucial than ever that we, the people who live in Peachtree Village, along with our partner home owners who are leasing homes to our good neighbors, stood up to the people who had been, illegitimately, ruling over us like a junta of dictators, exploiting us for profit, and doing all they could to make us feel like the houses we occupy are not our HOMES, resoundingly removed them from power last March 29, 2025, though they really had no right to claim it in the first place!

For all interested, the following is a point-by-point analysis of what this document states and what it doesn't:

Page 1: Casey Meyers cannot serve as the attorney for Peachtree Village Homeowners (nor Homeowner’s) Association, because the persons who hired said attorney are not, nor have been since June 6, 2024, and especially since March 29, 2025, the legitimate Board, so this recordation is invalid.

Page 5: The “Welcome!” letter to Peachtree Village home buyers specifically states Fox & Jacobs, the tract home builder of the Peachtree Village housing development, organized a 30 year mandatory homeowner association, which was established on June 21, 1984. This means, as of June 21, 2014, the Peachtree Village HOA, at the most, became a voluntary HOA, if not expiring completely!

Further, the same letter states, “The ultimate intent of the Covenants is not to create a totalitarian environment where property rights are trampled…” though this is exactly what has happened, especially in recent years.

Page 7: Article II, Section 3 confirms the “Properties” are what the County Map and Plat Records show them to be, not just what properties exist inside fence lines or streets.

Page 8: Article II, Section 6 makes it clear an “Owner” is “every person or entity is a record owner of a fee or undivided interest in any Affected Lot. This means, if there are more than one person in the County records listed as having bought the Affected Lot, they are equal an undivided co-owners.

Page 9: Article II, Section 9 confirms each owner is a “member” of Peachtree Village Homeowners Association.

Article III, Section 1, reiterates “every person who is now or hereafter becomes an Owner shall automatically be a Member of the Corporation [Peachtree Village Homeowners Association].”

Article III, Section 2. purports to say only one vote is permitted per each Affected Lot. Given the fact the following page 10 was inserted into this recordation, we must also call into question the originality of this “CLASS A” statement.

Page 10: Article III, Section 3. This page gives every indication it has been inserted in place of the original document. First, the type is different from the original of 1984, with 2 sets of giveaway lines, revealing the edges of the substitute page which was laid over the original and copied to make it falsely appear to have been part of the original document. That said, Section 3 goes on to say the obligatory amount homeowners must pay PER ANNUM (every year) is MAXIMUM of $50.00! Not $50.00 per month, but $50.00 per YEAR! Now, it does go on to say this maximum may be raised by a 67% vote of each MEMBER, but if such a vote was ever, properly held, when was it, and where it the documentation of said vote to increase the dues to the presently alleged $480 per year? Interestingly, Section 3 goes on to say that, if the $50 annual assessment is not paid, a lien may be placed upon the owner(s) Affected Lot. However, if in fact, there was not actually a legitimate vote, by 67% of the members, since 1984, to increase the assessment (or “dues”) to $480, then very likely, most everyone has paid far more than was required, by $430 per year! This means, if an owner bought a house in Peachtree Village 10 years ago and has, during that time paid $480 per year, a total of $4,800., when only $500 was the obligated amount, that owner has a credit surplus of $4,300! Of course, it is possible that, sometime in the last 40 years, a legitimately elected Board called for a vote and they actually got 67% or more of the owners to approve such an increase, but given the fact that no one can recall any Board having themselves been legitimately elected of years, the burden lies with the past HOA to prove such a legitimate vote ever took place.

Article III, Section 4 states any member who doesn’t pay the $50 annual assessment may, at the discretion of the Board, have their member rights suspended (presumably, that they can’t vote) for a period not exceeding 60 days. In other words, all the threats about having to pay “fines” or to get in trouble with real city, state or federal law are NOT true. The worst they can do is TEMPORARILY suspend your right to vote, and that’s only for 60 days at the most!

Page 11: Article V, Section 1. Declares the number of the Board of Directors shall be 5 (five), no more, no less, who shall be elected at the annual meeting.

Page 15: Article VII, Section 1. Is the part of the old rules which stated nominations for the Board are to be made at the annual meeting, the same meeting when and where a vote is taken, leaving no time for voters, other than personal acquaintances, to know anything about the nominees before voting! Also, the same section allows for NON-MEMBERS to make nominations! So, for example, an employee from Goodwin & Co. could nominate someone for the Board, not because of their qualifications, experience or commitment to our community, but because the nominee would better serve the financial interests of Goodwin & Co.!

Article VII, Section 2 states all elections are to be held by SECRET, WRITTEN BALLOT! Can anyone remember when any Board of Directors election was conducted by secret ballot? The same article states the person who receives the largest number of votes shall be elected, meaning, no minimum number is required for a nominee to be elected, as long as it’s more than anyone else. However, this is NOT to be confused with the minimum number of members to establish a quorum in order to, then, hold a vote!

Page 17: Article X, Section 1. actually says notices to members or directors shall be done in writing either by US Mail or by TELEGRAPH! Yeah, that tells us a little about just how far back in time this document harkens to.

Page 18: Article XI, Section 5. limits the time anyone may hold office to 1 (one) year. This provision, then, calls into serious question whether a person can hold office, at least, sequentially, for more than one year! Right now, of the 3 persons who are claiming to be the current Board of Directors of Peachtree Village HOA since last June 6, 2024, were on the Board of the previous year, and some earlier than that! If nothing else made these persons ineligible to be on the Board (and there are several), this provision also renders these 3 persons unduly placed in position.

Page 20: Article XI, Section 14 is where the original documents (assuming this portion was not inserted) permits the Board to hire an HOA management company, like Goodwin % Co. This power was removed from the governing documents in our Interim Board submission of amendments on April 10, 2025. Perhaps this recordation, 5 days later, was intended to reinstate this power, though it fails to do so because the attorney who registered the recordation was not actually duly representing the Peachtree Village HOA Board for the reasons explained earlier.

Page 21: Article XII, Section 2. Requires annual meetings to begin at 7:30 PM, no sooner, no later! When was the last time an annual meeting began at 7:30 PM? How about not for a very long time. This means none of those “annual meetings” were even begun at the correct time, according to the original rules and, thus, anything that transpired during those meetings was illegitimately conducted!

Page 22: Article XII, Sections 5 through 13, once more, strongly appear to have been inserted, as demonstrated by the photo-copy page markings at the bottom of page 21 and page 24, as well as the contradictory language found in Section 6 which, right after stating a 60% quorum is necessary for a meeting to be established before any business can be legitimately conducted, it turns right around and states a failure to meet the 60% threshold can simply be overcome by adjourning the meeting (which make no sense, if the meeting could not even BEGIN without the quorum), then, reconvene for another meeting, which will then only require a 50% quorum to be established! We suspect this insertion was designed to offer cover to the Boards which had, over the years, failed to meet the 60% threshold, so they thought to cover up this fact by reducing it to 50%...though all evidence shows they have even failed to do that for as long as anyone can remember!

Page 25: Article XV, Section 1 states, in no uncertain terms, ANY MEMBER, at ALL TIMES, during reasonable business hours, has the right to INSPECT the Declaration, Articles Bylaws and OTHER BOOKS and RECORDS! This is huge because we, the Interim Board for Peachtree Village HOA have been asking, in letters sent to Goodwin & Co. by certified mail, proving they have received all the same, to hand over ALL documents pertaining to Peachtree Village HOA, only to have not received any response to date, so these may be inspected, particularly as it pertains to the documents from all previous annual meetings, like the sign in sheets, the proxy vote ballots, and so on. The fact they have withheld these documents from inspection serves as evidence they have, knowingly, attempted to cover up what really transpired in the past.

Page 26: Article XVI, Section 1 says the “Corporation,” the HOA has the power to, but no obligation to, indemnify any Board member for expenses and costs in connection with any [civil] claim brought AGAINST him [or her], excepting for gross negligence or misconduct. This is not to be construed as meaning the same thing as any legal claim brought against others by a board members, nor does it include any criminal action brought against a current or former Board member.

Page 27: Article XVII, Section 1 appears to be what a Board member or an employee of Goodwin & Co. recently asserted as a “requirement that an HOA can only be dissolved with the permission of the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD” for short) when, in fact, it only states any alteration, amendment or repeal of any portion or all of the Bylaws MIGHT BE subject to the disapproval by HUD, though no evidence is provided to show this has ever once occurred, but the HOA “Corporation” will “deem” said right of HUD’s disapproval as “waived” if, after sending a notice of said changes does not result in a response of disapproval within 15 business days! In other words, this Section only provides an answer to a problem that very likely doesn’t exist, and then further asserts, the HOA, not HUD, has to right to limit how long the US Dept. has to notify the HOA of their alleged disapproval. Weird at best, but most likely, this was just included to make it appear changing HOA rules is a lot harder than it actually is.

Article XVII, Section 2 is where, according to the original documents, a 67% vote of the members is required to change the Declaration, Articles and By Laws. However, there is ample documentation to show that previous Peachtree Village HOA Boards have actually made material changes to these same documents WITHOUT ANY VOTE BY THE MEMBERS! They simply made changes or additions COMPLETELY BY THEMSELVES, and submitted them to Collin County Clerk’s office! We don’t yet know how many times they did this, but due to the legal principle of the establishment of PRECEDENT and the ESTABLISHED PRACTICES of parties, the Interim Board of Directors of Peachtree Village HOA was able to assert the right to do the same, such as, when changes were made to the original documents and were recorded by the Collin County Clerk.

Page 31: Article Three of the Incorporation of Peachtree Village Homeowners Association, the document that establishes our HOA as a non-stock, non-profit corporation, states specifically, “the general purpose for which it [the HOA corporation] is formed is to provide for the maintenance and preservation of the common areas”!!! In other words, the fact that Peachtree Village HOA has, up until March 29, 2025, had violated the foundational purpose of the organization which was to maintain and preserve our common area (the “Green belt”), by asserting its general purpose to act as an oligarchical, dictatorial junta, denying homeowners of their sovereign, property rights, to maintain and decorate their homes as THEY please, as long as it’s within the limits of municipal, state and federal laws and ordinances! This means, had it not been the changes our Interim Board has initiated in just the last several weeks, our HOA was subject to losing its non-profit status!

Today's Letter to Goodwin & Co. to Demand They Release Unaltered Documents Pertaining to the June 6, 2024 "Annual Meeting" in Order to Avoid the Filing of Criminal Complaints for Obstruction of Justice and Complicity in the Misappropriation of Our HOA Funds:

From info@peachtreevillageplano.com on 2025-04-21 12:15

To: [Goodwin & Co. Representatives] Airo Matillano, Loro S. Antopina, Jonathan Casiple, and Ashley Aldridge,

Manning & Meyers DOES NOT represent Peachtree Village HOA! They have, apparently, been hired by persons who have, since June 6, 2024, been FALSELY holding themselves out as the duly elected Board of Directors of Peachtree Village HOA, therefore, they had no right to hire any legal firm under the name of our HOA. Further, they had no right to use any of our HOA funds in order to retain and pay any fees for this or any other legal firm. If they have done so, and Goodwin & Co. is giving every indication that they have, this makes you complicit in this action which is, under Texas Law, a criminal offense!

This morning, around 10:00 AM, I stopped at your office in Richardson, Texas in order to exercise my right, as a member of Peachtree Village HOA to, as it is clearly delineated in our original By-Laws, Article XV, Books and Records, Section 1, which says, "The Declaration, Articles, these Bylaws, and other books, records and papers of the Corporation shall at all times [emphasis added] during reasonable business hours be subject to inspection by any Member [emphasis added]." Nevertheless, I was treated very rudely by the person who claimed to be the manager in charge, when he refused to grant me access to the records I was seeking (those having to do with last year's Peachtree Village HOA "annual meeting"), and then told me to leave! This gives every indication Goodwin & Co. has been complicit with the actions of the persons who are falsely alleging to have been elected to our Board since last June 6, 2024 and is, now, actively obstructing justice, by refusing even to allow a member of Peachtree Village HOA to review the documents which, more convincingly than ever, will serve as proof positive these persons have not been a legitimate Board since last June 6, 2024, and now Goodwin & Co. is intentionally, trying to cover up this evidence!

You're leaving me little choice other than to file a sworn affidavit of complaint for 1) misappropriation of funds, and 2) obstruction of justice, and submit it to the Texas Office of the Attorney General for investigation. Please note that, under Texas Law, no prosecutorial entity is obligated to stop pursuing an indictment, even if the complainant no longer wishes to proceed with the charges.

I will allow one more day to hear back from you in order to find out if you insist on withholding these documents from last June 6, 2024 or will be forthcoming with them. I hope you will chose to be forthcoming with all the documents, unaltered and with nothing missing.

Rick Lannoye, Interim President

Peachtree Village HOA

SPECIAL UPDATE, 5:30 PM, April 21, 2025: After numerous attempts were made to convince Goodwin & Co. to either surrender or, at least, allow access to our HOA documents which are the right of ANY Peachtree Village homeowner to review (in accordance with our By-Laws, Article XV, Section 1), only to be REFUSED to do either, and given until 5:00 PM this afternoon to reconsider their position which they failed to do, a formal complaint was written up and turned into the Texas State Attorney General's Office, for 1) violations by the persons falsely claiming to be the Peachtree Village HOA Board since June 6, 2024 who MISAPPROPRIATED HOA funds in order to retain an attorney in the name of our HOA, a crime in Texas under the Criminal Code, Chapter 31, as well as for 2) OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE by Goodwin & Co., also a crime under the Texas Penal Code, Chapter 36.06, for refusing access to evidence that would have, definitively, proven last year's "annual meeting" election was a fraud, for not having established anywhere near the required 60% quorum needed to begin an official HOA meeting where any legitimate business may have been conducted!

Be it known this was not what the Peachtree Village Interim Board wanted to do. It was our hope either the counsel, however illegitimately paid to retain, or someone at Goodwin & Co. would have explained to the persons making up the "Old Board" or more accurate "False Board," to return any funds taken from our account which is, still, under the control of Goodwin & Co. and worked with us to move ahead with a smooth transition to self management. Now, though, it's up to the Texas Attorney General's office to investigate and, based on their findings, issue indictments.

Regardless, our Interim Board of Directors is as committed as ever to carrying out our duties to implement the mandate, expressed in Proposals 2 to 4, which was approved in our March 29, 2025 Referendum by a 95 to 5% margin, in addition to Proposal 1 which, regardless of their false claim to have been legitimately elected in June 6, 2024, were resoundingly removed from office.

Say “No More!” to Goodwin & Co. Profits at Our Expense!

Good news! Your new HOA Board is now ready for every member of Peachtree Village HOA to begin sending their dues to a separate bank account, so we can, finally, tell Goodwin & Co., “You’re no longer going to profit at our expense!”

There are 2 different ways you can make your HOA dues payments, beginning with the May 1, 2025 due date, and neither of them will cost you an extra dime (like the extra profits Goodwin was taking from us with their electronic processing fees):

1) is by US Mail. Just write a check to Peachtree Village Homeowners Association and mail it (just like in the good old days) to:

Peachtree Village Homeowners Association

P.O. Box 860143

Plano, Texas 75086-0143

If you’ve been using a bank Bill Pay feature to send in your dues, all you have to do is change the address from Goodwin to the address above (in red).

Or, 2) you can use Zelle! Just look us up on Zelle under our email address:

info@peachtreevillageplano.com, and conveniently send in your dues electronically.

For this first month of May, 2025, please go ahead and send in $40.00, one more time, just like we’ve all been doing for years….

However, please hold off on making any June 2025 payments (Imagine Goodwin or the Old Board ever once saying that!) because one of the important agenda items we will be discussing at our next Board meeting on May 3, 2025, will be whether or not we want to reduce the dues, maybe to $20 a month, at least until we can recover all the money we have already given to Goodwin & Co. (about $23,000. the last time we checked).

After that, we can decide, together, where we want our money to go (as well as how much to set aside for taxes, etc.), and how much we’d like everyone to pitch in each month. We're hoping we will not need all that much, especially since we're going to be much more prudent with our spending, as well as completely transparent, by placing the new checking account monthly bank statement on our website, so everyone can see exactly where every dollar goes!

By the way, for all who were paid ahead on their dues, no worries! If you already took care of your dues payment for May 2025 or more months ahead, don’t send anything more for now. We’ve already directed Goodwin & Co. (in an official letter sent by certified mail) to hand over the rest of the money they already took from us (once they settle all sub-contract accounts for services ALREADY performed, like the landscaping, the City of Plano water access, etc.) along with everyone’s payment records. We’ll then put together our own account of who’s paid what, NOT for the purpose of condemning and threatening those who are “behind” (like our Old HOA and Goodwin just loved doing), but to express our THANK YOU to those who put in their fair share, even if it wasn’t always right on time.

Also, once we receive our funds back from Goodwin & Co., we want to make sure anyone who paid a “fine,” but never got their money back from Goodwin, gets reimbursed.

In the meantime, please be patient while we do the best we can to (shall we say) inspire Goodwin & Co. to cooperate with our transition to complete self-management! But if, for any reason, anyone gets even one, more, nasty letter from Goodwin & Co., let us know IMMEDIATELY at info@peachtreevillageplano.com, and we’ll hold them to full account!

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Reach out to us for support in protecting your homeowner/lessee rights and enhancing your individual freedoms to manage YOUR HOME. If, for example, you receive threatening letters from Goodwin and Company or if you see any or their employees spying on you, taking photos of your home and writing down their highly subjective judgments, please let us know right away. If possible, get photos of these meddling employees and forward copies of any threatening letters demanding you pay "fines" or "fees," such as, demands that YOU pay for LETTERS THEY SEND, regardless of whether you received them or not (an unethical and ILLEGAL practice called "Fee Stacking").

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